The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 8, Ed. 1, Friday, November 4, 1955 Page: 2 of 6
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Friday. November 4 IflSS
Pat 1
THE WAR WHOOP
Cditoriatd
Indian Customs Slime Traditions
Have Grown With Reservation
What Homecoming Means To Me
Kl.l.A llll. I.- llomiM'inniiijr is more tlinn tin most import -nut
rvcnt "f tin 'iir. It means so nnieli to mi us it .Iocs to iill
r.tuilints tlmt t'V .Minn to .McMurry. We an proud to feel that
u are a siniill part of something so uuuil in life -tlmt is. Me-
Murr. its teachers its Kes and its traditions.
'I'OM.MY TRICK 1 cannot snv exactly wlmt llnmeeomiiig
means in Mi lmt I can nixi my lio)is for this activity 1 hope
tlmt tliis Mill In- tin most successful Iloinecominir ever. I have
never seen nnil never hope to see a hetter spirit in any college
nn where ...
.IOIIN DAVIS UomeiMim'mji is the tune of working anil co-
openuinir with my fellow linlians. As a student. 1 want the
responsibility ami privilege of showing our Exes that they are
.....I......... ...ii i lui t .mi- vtmli'iit luwlv still has the lovaltv. friend
liness and hitrh standards which have characterized the students
of Mc.Miirr. through the past years.
MRS. '.I. H. JORDAN .IK.- You ask what Homecoming
means to me? It means the renewing of friendships of both
rlassinates and teachers and in so doing 1 remember how much
these friendships have meant to me. Then the realization comes
to nn that my four ears in college were the most carefree and
the most enjoyable of my lifetime. The more Kes that return
for lloiiiecomiiis.'. the more memories that are relived.
.IKNN'IK TATK Homecoming means a glad "Hello!" and
"How are oii?"' from and to many many friends of former
cars and to their children many of whom we expect to see
on the campus in the years to come. One of my greatest pleas-
ures in life is watching the success of the Kxes and looking for-
ward to the coming of their children in their footsteps.
DR. .IOK ('. Ill MIMIKKY Few exerienees in life surpass
or eiual the thrill and meanings associated with Homecoming.
Coming home means a great deal more to those of us who have
been ava from home a long time or a far distance. Home-
coming means the thrill of .seeing old friends and making new
ones a friendly "Howdy" an encouraging smile an exchange
of experiences color and pageantry the lighting of the council
fire the crowning of Chief McMurr. and Reservation Princess
the smell and taste of good barbecue an outstanding football
game and the reliving of the past. It is like unto an outstanding
annual holiday the Fourth of July Thanksgiving or Christmas.
In the beginning McMurry was n
small Reservation with no great
traditions. In the passing years
it has become a large Reservation
for Indians who want only the
best.
Traditions? Yes the traditions
grew with the school. Now the
Reservation McMurry is noted
for its ceremonial traditions.
In 1923 the year the school
started a flag made of white
silk with a green fish and trim
med with fringe was flown by
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DEVOTIONAL
Darkness-Or Light?
There is a well-worn fable
which tells of a cave's convcrsa
tion with the sun. Said the cave
"Sun I have never seen light
and you have never seen darkness.
Let's work out a trade: I'll show
you what darkness is like if
you'll show me what light is
like."
The sun complied and so the
cave went to the sun (remember
this is a fable!) and saw the
splendor of light. When it came
time for the return visit the sun
entered the cave. "Now" said he
"Where is your darkness?"
The light shone in darkness
and there was no darkness!
A few days ago I saw a movie
in which a woman who was a
chronic alcoholic continually said
"I'll be there in a minute. I'll
just have one more drink for a
nightcap." When her friend sug
gested that it was rather early for
a nightcap she said "I should
start about noon in case it gets
dark early."
Of course it did get dark early
for her. She carried her darkness
around inside her and the light
never even had a chance!
"If therefore the light that is
in thee be darkness how great
is that darkness!" (Matthew 6:22).
Prayer: God who hast called
Thyself the Light of the World
enlighten our souls that we may
not stumble in the darkness which
we ourselves have made. Come
into us that there may be no
more darkness and that we our-
selves may become as lights
aflame for Thee. Amen.
Don Boyd.
BY PAULA COFFEE
some irosnmcn noys. pornaps
Houston Self father of '55 slime
Jack Self and a few others of
that class didn't know they would
start a tradition that would live
on for years to come.
Each year the "Fish" have a
chance to fly their flag. We
don't know exactly how many
classes have flown their flags but
we do know that it is a great
challenge to each class.
Somewhere along the way side-
walks were "planted" on the Mc
Murry campus 'scuse me folks
Reservation! Someone upper-
classmen definitely made a rule:
slimes could not walk on the
grass unless they flew their flag.
In 1924 Dr. Everett Shcppard
McMurry band director wrote
the first McMurry Alma Mater.
ii naa mrco cnormos ana one
verse. The verse and the last
chorus arc as follows:
Way out on the" plaina of
Texas
- Mid its f ields of grain
Stands our chtrishtd Alma
Main!
Sing of htr again.
Hail McMurry. dear Mc-
Murry. Loud we sing of the;
Hail to the our Alma Mater.
Hail all hail to the.
The alma mater was later
changed and today we sing it as
follows:
Hail to our dear McMurry.
Long wave maroon and white:
Pride of our western prairie.
Spirit of honor truth and
right.
We cherish your traditions.
Ever true we'll be:
Your hall of fame is in our
hearts.
All hail to thee.
Many interesting events arc
recorded in McMurry's year-
books. Freshmen initiation con-
sisted of "bath-tubbing" wearing
trousers inside-out and being
"licked" on "Fish Day" in the
early years.
In 1920 the freshman flag was
a most unusual one. Three girls
and two boys put the "flag" atop
the flagpole one night. To the
amusement of students and the
amazement of the faculty a spec-
tacle awaited them the next
morning: red flannels flew proud-
ly from the top of the flagpole.
The "Slimes" first tried to have
a secret picnic in 1933. This was
also the first year for the now
traditional slime caps. They were
"squared" and worn until the
Homecoming game.
The beating of the Tom-Tom is
another favorite tradition. As all
great Indian tribes prepares to
go into battle so we prepare to
go into battle with the beating
of our war drums.
Being a slime here I don't
know all the details about Mc-
Murry traditions. All I know is
that McMurry is the greatest
Reservation in the world and that
the Indians here arc the best.
To paraphrase the famous
poem "I am an American" I say
just as proudly "I am a Mc-
Murry papoose!"
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
402 Pine Street
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Editor
School Newspaper
Dear Sir:
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ment sociology economics edu-
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Hebrew and related fields who
are assigned the writing of papers
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Suggested topics for such
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